Solid Action Thriller

Rating: 8/10 (9 July 2005)

Just saw a sneak preview of this movie. I had been looking forward to this one because I really enjoy Sean Bean's work and Ewan McGregor is usually excellent as well. My summary comment is that I was not disappointed! Sean Bean is a very sexy bad guy and wonderful performances are turned in by Ewan McGregor and Ethan Phillips (of Star Trek Voyager). Scarlett Johannsen is very good as well. The chase scenes become a bit tiresome in places but overall, this is a solid film worth seeing. There are also a few fun places with some comic relief in addition to the action and tense drama. In addition the visual effects and cinematography are spectacular! They do a wonderful job of creating a future world that is credible and quite believable. If you like Orwellian or Brave New World type themes, this one is for you! It also reminded me a bit of Logan's Run for anyone out there old enough to remember that one. :-)